Golf fans' anticipation of Tiger Woods's return to the Genesis Invitational this week was heightened by a resurfaced clip of a previous hole-out from the icon. <br /><br />Woods, 48, is teeing it up once again at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California as he makes his first competitive appearance since the end of November. <br /><br />The 15-time major played in the Pro-Am ahead of the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts outside of Los Angeles, on Wednesday but it was a past shot from 2020 that had fans going wild. <br /><br />One day before he plays his first competitive round of 2024, the PGA Tour shared an iconic clip of the golfing great on social media with the caption: 'Tiger Woods doing Tiger Woods things.'<br /><br />The resurfaced video shows Woods in his iconic Sunday red, playing the final round of the 2020 tournament. <br /><br />Woods had fired his tee shot 315 yards down the par-five 17th at Riviera, only to find the greenside bunker with his second. <br /><br />In the clip, Woods can be seen addressing his ball before fluffing his bunker shot, leaving it short of the green and still sandy.<br /><br />But, showing the grit and determination that has become synonymous with the golf legend, he takes another crack at safety and not only the dance floor but also the hole. <br /><br />The hole-out from the sand to card a birdie, however, did little to cut his deficit on the day as he went on to shoot a six-over 77 on the day, leaving him 11-over for the tournament. <br /><br />Golf fans clearly couldn't remember Woods' overall performance that week as the resurfaced clip of the shot on 17 had them praising him. <br /><br />Riviera is the site of Woods' PGA Tour debut - back in 1992 when he was just a 16-year-old amateur - but the 82-time winner on the Tour has yet to win at the LA course. <br /><br />But he will look to buck that trend this week, beginning when he tees off alongside pal Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland at 12.25 pm ET Thursday. <br /><br />It will mark his first full-field event on the PGA Tour since the 2023 Masters when he was forced to withdraw following the third round. <br /><br />Woods suffered a reaggravated ankle injury at Augusta last April which forced him to undergo surgery two weeks later. <br /><br />He made his competitive return at the Hero World Challenge - another tournament he hosts - in the Bahamas at the end of November. However, the event is a limited 20-player field. <br /><br />Woods also competed in the PNC Championship for a fourth time with his son Charlie in December. <br /><br />This week's tournament also marks the first time fans will see the icon compete in his new clothing brand, Sun Day Red. <br />Woods launched the clothing line earlier this week just over a month after confirming his split from Nike, following 27 years with the sportswear giant. <br /><br />He gave fans a glimpse of his new attire when he wore the new designs during Tuesday's practice round and Wednesday's Pro-Am.
